The Facebook Inbox

“The Facebook Inbox” No one told you about?

“The Facebook Inbox” No one told you about?
If you’ve been a Facebook user for a while, then you probably have a folder full of unread messages that you didn’t even know you had: the “Message Requests” folder (formerly, the “Other” folder.) This is where Facebook sends all the messages from people you’re not currently friends with. It could be filled with old high school flings reaching out or a bunch of Nigerian spammers, who knows?! Only one way to find out!

To review these messages, click the “messages” icon at the top of your homescreen (or the “Messages” link in the left field). By default, you’ll find yourself in the “Recent” tab of your inbox. Directly to the right, you’ll find the “Message Request” tab. After you click this, you may see a link that says “See filtered requests.” Click that and then you’ll see all sorts of messages from strangers on the Internet. Have fun with that!

In 2012, Facebook experimented with allowing members to pay to reach the inboxes of non-friends. Fees started at $1 and went all the way up to $100 for Zuck himself, but the option to do this appears to be limited.